Queens

American  

[kweenz] / kwinz /

noun

1. a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. 113.1 sq. mi. (295 sq. km).

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Queens British  

/ kwiːnz /

noun

1. a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. Pop: 2 225 486 (2003 est)

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Queens

He has an incredible gift for crafting earworms, and his Queens cadence and variable-volume delivery has wriggled its way into American speech patterns.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

ICE uses private parking facilities across the city as staging grounds for its operation, including two bank parking lots on Northern Boulevard in Queens and a garage in Manhattan’s Little Italy, the lawmakers said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

In early March 2005, just after Heidi’s third birthday, he quit his job at the Queens diner after yet another heated argument with the owner.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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